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GNI can be misleading because it does not consider differences in the cost of living
need to adjust GNI figures using purchasing power parity (PPP)
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Amartya Sen also claims that economic progress requires the democratization of political communities to give citizens a voice
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Innovation and entrepreneurship help increase economic activity by creating new markets and products that did not previously exist
innovation in production and business processes result in more productive labor and capital further boosting economic growth rates
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Economist Hernando de Soto claims that inadequate property protection in many developing nations limits economic growth
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Command and mixed economies failed to deliver the sustained economic growth achieved in market-based countries
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Despite being underdeveloped and poor, some markets have huge potential
China -1.2 billion people India 1.1 billion people Latin America 400 million potential consumers
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By identifying and investing early in potential future economic stars, firms may be able to gain first mover advantages (advantages that accrue to early entrants into a market) and establish loyalty and experience in a country
China
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economic level
are the necessary supporting business and infrastructure in place?
legal system
it can be more costly to do business in countries with dramatically different product, workplace, and pollution standards, or where there is poor legal protection for property rights
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